Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, & Prefixes Flashcards
-ia
Condition of
-ism
Condition of
-sis
Condition of
-y
Condition of
-ian
Specialist in a field of study
-iatrics
Medical specialty
-iatry
Medical specialty
-ics
Medical specialty
-ist
Specialist in a field of study
-logy
Study of
-ac
Pertaining to, like, resembling
-al
Pertaining to, like, resembling
-ar
Pertaining to, like, resembling
-ary
Pertaining to, like, resembling
-form
Pertaining to, like, resembling
-ic
Pertaining to, like, resembling
-ical (ic+al)
Pertaining to, like, resembling
-ile
Pertaining to, like, resembling
-oid
Pertaining to, like, resembling
-ory
Pertaining to, like, resembling
-ous
Pertaining to, like, resembling
a
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en
ina
ex, ix, yx
ices
is
es
ma
mata
nx (anx, inx, ynx)
nges
on
a
um
a
us
i
cyan/o-
blue
erythr/o-
red
leuk/o-
white/colorless
melan/o-
black, dark
xanth/o-
yellow
a-, an-
not, without, lack of, absence
anti-
against
contra-
against, opposite, opposed
de-
down, without, removal, loss
dis-
absence, removal, separation
in-, im- (used before b, m, p)
not
non-
Not
un-
not
prim/i-
first
mon/o-
One
uni-
one
hemi-
Half, one side
semi-
Half, partial
bi-
Two, twice
di-
Two, twice
dipl/o-
double
tri-
three
quadr/i-
Four
tetra-
four
multi-
Many
poly-
many, much
equi-
equal, same
eu-
true, good, easy, normal
hetero-
Other, different, unequal
homo-, homeo-
Same, unchanging
iso-
equal, same
macro-
large, abnormally large
mega-, megal/o-
Large, abnormally large
micro-
Small
neo-
New
normo-
Normal
ortho-
Straight, correct, upright
poikilo-
Varied, irregular
pseudo-
false
re-
Again, back
ab-
Away from
ad-
Toward, near
dia-
Through
per-
through
trans-
through
hyper-
Over, excess, abnormally high, increased
hypo-
Under, below, abnormally low, decreased
olig/o-
Few, scanty
pan-
all
super-
above, excess
ante-
before
pre-
Before, in front of
pro-
before, in front of
post-
after, behind
dextr/o-
right
sinistr/o-
left
ec-, ecto-
Out, outside
ex/o-
Away from, outside
end/o-
In, within
mes/o-
middle
syn-, sym- (used before b, m, p)-
together
tel/e-, tel/o-
end, fat, at a distance